Bhagwad Gita - Post 248

Verse 73

 

Arjuna said:

Destroyed is my delusion as I have gained my memory (knowledge) through Thy Grace, O Krishna! I am firm; my doubts are gone. I will act according to Thy word.

Now Arjuna says, “My delusion has gone, O Lord!” Naṣṭo mohaḥ (18.73): “I have no more confusion about duty now. I understand what is proper and improper.” 

Chinmaya writes,

“Somewhat like one who has suddenly awakened from an unconscious state, Arjuna, with a regained self-recognition, assuredly confesses that his confusions have ended --- not because he has unquestioningly swallowed the arguments in the discourses of the Gita, but because, as he himself says, "I have gained a Re-cognition of my Real Nature. 

Moha / Delusion is the strongest weapon of Maya to take the Jivas in Her clutch. It is born of ignorance. It is the cause of the whole evil of Samsara. 

The whole aim of Sadhana or spiritual practice and the study of scriptures is the annihilation of delusion and the attainment of the knowledge of the Self. 

When one gets it, the three knots or ties of ignorance viz. ignorance, delusion (desire), and action (Avidya, Kama, Karma) are destroyed, all the doubts are cleared, and all the Karmas are destroyed.

Arjuna says, “The hero in me has now become awakened, and the neurotic condition that had temporarily conquered my mind has totally ended." 

 “All this is by Your grace, O Lord! O Imperishable Being, with Your blessing and kindness I have regained my true consciousness. 

I am steadfast in my duty, and I shall do what You say”, Here am I as Your disciple and Your servant, ready to do whatever You ask me to do.”!

Swami says,

“Arjuna, who was an exceptionally intelligent person, after all his arguments with Krishna, finally came to this conclusion and submitted, “Karishye vachanam tava (I shall carry out whatever You say)”. 

People should depend not on their physical or intellectual strength, but on the power of God. Only the one who relies solely on the power of God can experience true peace and bliss. Such a person need not mind the criticisms of others. 

They can defy the opinions of a multitude of persons and stand up for what they hold to be true. Unmindful of praise or censure, you have to cultivate firm faith in God.

(Divine Discourse, Apr 7, 1989)

While what Swami Has revealed is the essence of surrender in the path of devotion, in the path of wisdom, with the discrimination / viveka that Lord has already blessed us with, To surrender ourselves to our own "higher intellect" and to declare confidently and with faith, "I shall do thy bidding", is the beginning and the end of all spiritual life.

Love.